When singer-songwriter and reality TV star Sarah Davidson sat down to plot out her debut EP, she had a clear goal in mind.

"I wanted to tell a story of who I am, where I come from, what I'm going through in my life," she says. "As an artist, I've always felt like it's important to be 100 percent authentic, because I feel like I owe that to people that are going to listen to my music."

Davidson's fans have gotten to know her well in recent months, as she's part of the cast of TNT's "Private Lives of Nashville Wives," which airs at 10 p.m. Mondays on the network. Over the past couple of weeks, they've seen her navigate a very tough patch of that private life: her divorce from hit Nashville songwriter Dallas Davidson.

Sarah Davidson says her five-song, self-titled EP is "almost a piece of closure" for her, inspired by all that's happened in her life over the past four years. There's "No Sad Songs," about listening to upbeat tunes "to forget about you," sidled next to "Get Out," which was co-written by her ex-husband.

There also are tracks like the chipper "Ride Around," which Sarah Davidson likens to a favorite of her youth, the Dixie Chicks: "a feel-good, make you roll your windows down kind of (song)."

The EP might let "Private Lives" viewers see more sides of Davidson, but she says what they've seen on the show is "pretty authentic," and she's happy to tie her TV and musical careers together.

"My life and who I am is a huge part of my artistry and the music that I want to perform and take on the road to fans. So if (the TV show) is an opportunity for people to get to know me better, then I'm excited about that. That's all I've ever really wanted."